. A history of British birds . the two middle tail-feathers black bordered with white; the two outer tail-feathers, on each side, white, with a black edge on the innerweb ; the remaining three pairs, black; the chin and throatblack ; breast, belly and lower tail-coverts, white : legs, toesand claws black. The whole length is about seven inches and three-eighths ;from the carpal joint to the end of the wing rather more thanthree inches : and it has been asserted that this bird gene-rally appears rather smaller than the Pied Wagtail. The female has the forehead and cheeks dull white ; thethroat
. A history of British birds . the two middle tail-feathers black bordered with white; the two outer tail-feathers, on each side, white, with a black edge on the innerweb ; the remaining three pairs, black; the chin and throatblack ; breast, belly and lower tail-coverts, white : legs, toesand claws black. The whole length is about seven inches and three-eighths ;from the carpal joint to the end of the wing rather more thanthree inches : and it has been asserted that this bird gene-rally appears rather smaller than the Pied Wagtail. The female has the forehead and cheeks dull white ; thethroat is more or less mottled with white, the black on theocciput covers less space, the back is tinged with olive, theedges of the wing-coverts incline to a greyish-white, and theblack everywhere is less pure. The vignette below represents the male White Wagtail insummer and winter—and renders a description of the plu-mage in the latter season unnecessary, the white chin andupper part of the throat being the principal 552 PASSERES. MOTACILLIDJi. -^rp7r-_
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